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MUELLER:

- Our investigation is complete.
- We are formally closing the special counsel office.
- And I am leaving for private life.

Now I'll talk about the report...
MUELLER:

- The matters we investigated were of paramount importance.
- When a subject under investigation obstructs that investigation it strikes at the core (of what law enforcement does).
*THIS*, MUELLER:

Charging the president with a crime was not an option we could consider.

(DOJ policy is that) a current president cannot be charged w/ a federal crime while he is in office. That is unconstitutional.
THE PRESIDENT IS NOT INNOCENT, JUST NOT CHARGED, says Mueller.

Mueller is saying that they did not charge, or consider charging the president, because he is president.
Key Mueller quotes:

It would be unfair to accuse someone of a crime when there can be no court resolution of a charge.

We concluded therefore we would not reach a determination one way or the other about whether the president committed a crime.
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Lisa Desjardins
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I see, of course, many dynamics in this election.

But becoming impossible to ignore that white men are dominating *2020* polls.

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In this poll:
- White men are 62% of the listed candidates.
- But 100% of the top 6.
- White men who have announced candidacy have 71% chance of being in the top five.
- Women are 25% of the listed candidates.
- But none are top 6. And together they have support of just 13.6% of voters.
- Persons of color are 18.7% of candidates listed.
- But have just 9% support total.

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Lisa Desjardins
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2. "My 12-year-old daughter and millions of Americans will die without access to health care. ... All of you shame! Shame! Shame!"
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Shem Horne
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Ugh, what an awful way to wake up lol. Why is Mueller still freaking employed, he should have been fired years ago
I'm sure this is going to be boring and stupid and this weird muppet sounding loser is going to be all anyone talks about again today. Can't wait to watch this lol. Maybe get some coffee first....
😂 maybe this will be a good morning after all.
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Brandi Buchman
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Mueller: "I am speaking out today because our investigation is complete. We are formally closing the special counsel's office and I am resigning from the DOJ to return to private life."
"Beyond these few remarks, it is important that the office's written work speak for itself."
He continues: "We did not make a determination as to whether the president committed a crime. The intro to Vol. II explains that decision. Under long standing policy, a pres. can't be charged w/a federal crime while in office..."
"Even if the charge is kept under seal and out of public view, that too is prohibited," Mueller says.
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Kenneth P. Vogel
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FOR HISTORY: "I am speaking out today because our investigation is complete. The Attorney General has made the report on our investigation largely public. We are formally closing the Special Counsel's Office, & as well I'm resigning from @TheJusticeDept to return to private life"
@TheJusticeDept "Charging the president with a crime was therefore not an option we could consider."
@TheJusticeDept MUELLER: "I hope and expect this will be the only time I will speak to you in this manner. I am making that decision myself; no one has told me whether I can or should testify or speak further about this matter. ... Any testimony from this office would not go beyond our report."
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Yashar Ali 🐘
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Mueller: We are formally closing the special counsel’s office and I am resigning to return to private life
2. Mueller noting he didn’t make a determination on obstruction. Also saying DOJ policy says he couldn’t charge a POTUS with a crime nor could he file an indictment under seal. But investigating POTUS while in office was important to preserve evidence while memories are fresh
3. Mueller added that if the president DID NOT commit a crime, he would have said so
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Kyle Cheney
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MUELLER: "We are formally closing the special counsel’s office, and ... I’m resigning from the Department of Justice to return to private life."
MUELLER: "We did not however make a determination as to whether the president did commit a crime."

He says longstanding DOJ policy affected his decision on this.
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Adam Klasfeld
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NOW: Mueller speaks. justice.gov/live
Mueller: "I am speaking out today because our investigation is complete..."

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